photo: The School, 2008 Hoopfest Champs.
The fourth annual Hoopfest went down last weekend at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School in the Vancouver suburb of Cloverdale. While there was a lot of talent all across the board, it was The School who came to Hoopfest loaded with offensive weapons. Start with tournament MVP and Douglass College […]
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Vancouver’s Hoopfest / Aug 28, 2008 / 7:11 pm
By Gerald Narciso
Tags: And1, Bol Kong, Canada, Dolphin Park Classic, Gerald Narciso, graeme mcCallum, hoopfest, joey haywood, king handles, louis hurd, Randy Nohr and Vancouver
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RIP Aaron “AC” Chan / Aug 26, 2008 / 3:13 pm
By Gerald Narciso
photo: AC Throwing it down in the 2008 Dolphin Park Classic Dunk Contest
Just a month ago, Aaron “AC” Chan was a participant in the Dolphin Park Classic’s Dunk Contest. But last weekend, his life was cut short as he was tragically murdered outside of a Vancouver nightclub. AC was an aspiring musician, who was well […]
Tags: aaron chan, Canada, Dolphin Park Classic, Gerald Narciso, Richmond and Vancouver
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Salt Lake City’s 10 Sneaker Shop / Aug 11, 2008 / 12:21 pm
By Gerald Narciso
For very obvious reasons, Utah has always been a few years behind when it comes to fashion. Locals into exclusive sneakers and streetwear would have to make the six hour drive to Vegas to get laced. Well, Annie Hawkins is trying to change all that. In 2007, the SLC native and former Gonzaga soccer star […]
Tags: 10 Sneaker Shop, Annie Hawkins, Gerald Narciso, NIke Dunk, Salt Lake City, sneaker culture, Sneaker Stores and Utah
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EA NBA Live Camp 2008: It’s Gotta Be the Shoes / Aug 7, 2008 / 12:49 pm
By Gerald Narciso
photo: Tony Parker reppin’ Brand Jordan at the EA Canada Studios.
Every time I see an NBA player in person, I always got to check out what’s on their feet. You never know what crazy player exclusives they’ll have on. Around the year 2000, I saw Michael Finley at the mall and I remember he was […]
Tags: AF1, Andre Iguodala, Andrea Bargnani, Brand Jordan, Brandon Roy, British Columbia, Burnaby, Canada, EA, EA Canada Studios, Gerald Narciso, hyperdunks, John Stockton, Michael Finley, NBA Live 09, NBA Live Summer Camp 2008, Nike, Tony Parker and Vancouver
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Dolphin Park Diary: Final Installment / Jul 25, 2008 / 12:11 pm
By Gerald Narciso
Sunday, July 20
If there is one day to attend the Dolphin Park Classic, today would be that day. With the playoffs starting this afternoon, all the marbles are on the line. The dunk contest also goes down today. And really…who doesn’t like a dunk contest?
I show up at the Thompson Community Centre courts just before […]
Tags: 2008 Dolphin Park Classic, Aaron Fleetwood, Canada, Christian Upshaw, dunk contest, Gerald Narciso, Randy Nohr, Richmond, Ross Bekkering, Stefan Hargrove, T Bear and Vancouver
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Dolphin Park Diary: Second Installment / Jul 23, 2008 / 3:54 am
By Gerald Narciso
photo: Aaron Fleetwood taking flight.
Saturday, July 19
Its days like this that you wait all year for. Seventy five degrees, women all over, plenty of great hoops…I love my job.
I pick up where I left off yesterday as I catch the 1 pm game between the Home Team and the G-Bears. The Edmonton-based Bears are comprised […]
Tags: 2008 Dolphin Park Classic, Aaron Fleetwood, Alex Murphy, Bol Kong, British Columbia, Canada, Gerald Narciso, Home Team, Jermaine Blackburn, Junior Lennon, playground, Randy Nohr, Ross Bekkering, T Dot, Thompson Community Centre, toronto and Vancouver
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Dolphin Park Diary: First Installment / Jul 22, 2008 / 1:06 pm
By Gerald Narciso
photo: Branko Popazivanov
For a basketball fan living in the Vancouver, B.C. area, the Dolphin Park Classic cannot come soon enough. This annual 4-on-4 tournament is Canada’s biggest and most storied outdoor basketball event. Since it was started 23 years ago by a group of local high school players from the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, the […]
Tags: Akeem Pierre, British Columbia, Canada, Dolphin Park Classic, Gerald Narciso, Home Team, Jamal Crawford, playground, Richmond, seattle, terry thompson, Thompson Community Centre, Tournament and Vancouver
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Salt Lake City’s Deseret Gym / Jul 16, 2008 / 10:03 am
By Gerald Narciso
photo: www.flickr.com/photos/kevinrushforth
Straight in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, on the corner of Main St. and North Temple, you will find the Mormon Church’s Conference Center. Today the massive white structure is the church’s premier meeting hall, but ten years ago that same exact real estate served as the site for best pick up […]
Tags: 1997, Andre Miller, Andre Thompson, Chris Ballard, Deseret Gym, DG, Hoop Nation, Hot Rod Hundley, Jackson Vroman, Keith Van Horn, LDS Conference Center, Mormon, pick up, Salt Lake City, SLC, Sugarhouse Park and Utah
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